self-absorption
Example Sentences
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Is her struggle with self-regulation, or is it self-absorption, a need to show off how quick she is?
From Washington Post
Plenty of the book will get people irritated too, particularly its self-absorption.
From BBC
The novel is an acute portrayal of adolescent self-doubt, self-absorption and self-dramatization, and of the way the world and people in it change shape as one gathers new experiences.
From Los Angeles Times
The self-delusion and self-absorption factors stay high in Season 4 while leaving room for a little personal growth and heart.
From Los Angeles Times
This is Trumpism 2.0: a pugnacious, populist conservatism rooted in resentment but updated, more disciplined and free of the self-absorption of Trump’s version.
From Los Angeles Times
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